Kenneth Schwartz in the News
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Professor Kenneth Schwartz Appointed Dean of Tulane School of Architecture
Professor Kenneth Schwartz has been named Dean of the Tulane School of Architecture, effective July 1st. Schwartz has taught at the UVa School of Architecture since 1984 and held numerous administrative offices, including Chair of Faculty Senate, Associate Dean of the School of Architecture, Chair of the Department of Architecture, and Director of the Graduate Program in Architecture. In addition, Schwartz has held leadership positions in numerous national organizations.
Said Dean Karen Van Lengen in a message to the school community, "Though it is a great loss for us, it is the logical step for Ken Schwartz who over his many years of service at UVa has demonstrated leadership at all levels of engagement - here at the School of Architecture, at the University level and at the many associated organizations.
"We will certainly miss him, and we look forward to new potential collaborations where possible."
Also joining Tulane's faculty will be Associate Professor Judith Kinnard, Schwartz's wife. Kinnard has served on the School of Architecture faculty since 1984 and served as Chair of the Department of Architecture for five years, among other administrative posts.
Schwartz and Kinnard also collaborate in a successful Charlottesville-based community design practice.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
SARC Students Share Vision For New College Institute in Martinsville
[From UVa News Services]
by Jane Ford, Senior News Officer
Fourth-year architecture students from the University of Virginia experienced the power of architecture to bring community together and saw the ability of education to be an economic development tool in a fall studio design class.
In early March, five students from architecture professor Kenneth Schwartz's fourth-year design studio pulled together a presentation of their work and that of their eight classmates, sharing their ideas and vision for the future of the New College Institute with interested faculty, staff, students and Martinsville citizens.
[for complete article, follow link to UVa News]
Friday, March 14, 2008
"UVa Students Share Uptown Vision"
[By PAUL COLLINS - Martinsville Bulletin Staff Writer]
Imagine.
That’s what some fourth-year architectural design students from the University of Virginia School of Architecture did about buildings for the New College Institute in Martinsville.
Their professor, Kenneth Schwartz, assigned the class, or architectural studio, a semester-long project to develop design schemes for a residential building with a dining hall or a classroom building with an auditorium for NCI. The buildings were to be on one of two uptown Martinsville sites: the intersection of Church and Broad streets or north of Fayette Street in the block west of the old courthouse.
The students came up with 13 “design schemes,” which they presented Thursday to more than 20 people at NCI’s classroom building on Franklin Street.
[for complete article, follow link to Martinsville Bulletin online]
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
The New American Front Door Student Design Competition Announced
Professor Kenneth Schwartz announced the opening of The New American Front Door Student Design Competition for 2006. The competition was initiated by the Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation in collaboration with the University of Virginia School of Architecture. It is funded by the Department of Rehabilitative Services in an effort to encourage the programs of architecture and landscape architecture within the Commonwealth of Virginia to develop creative new approaches to the problem of “visitability” in single family residences. For competition details including entry information, visit The New American Front Door competition website
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Thursday, April 20, 2006
Faculty Members' Design Selected for Exhibition in National Design Competition
A design created by Associate Professor Judith Kinnard and Professor Kenneth Schwartz was one of twenty selected for exhibition in the “High Density High Grounds” competition. “High Density High Grounds” is sponsored by Architectural Record and Tulane University, and calls for innovative designs to rebuild the areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. The exhibit will be on display at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans from April 7- May 19.Thursday, November 3, 2005
Winners Announced in New American Front Door Design Competition
The Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation and the University of Virginia School of Architecture have collaborated in conducting a Virginia Student Design Competition to address the crucial issue of “visitability” in residential design. On behalf of the distinguished jury, we are pleased to announce the winners and recipients of honorable mention for this competition. These projects along with several others selected for their unique qualities are being exhibited at the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects annual convention – “Architecture Exchange East” - at the Richmond Convention Center today and tomorrow, November 3-4, 2005. The winners were announced today at noon following the convention’s keynote address.First Place Winners (tie):
Daniel Norman & Carter Williams – University of Virginia
Mark Buenavista & Eric Craig – University of Virginia
Second Place Winners (tie):
Duckjune Park – University of Virginia
Edward P. Singer - University of Virginia
Honorable Mentions:
Allison Dryer – University of Virginia
Samuel E. Scheibel – Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Exhibited Projects:
Kimberly Brown – University of Virginia
Virginia Koon – University of Virginia
Kimberly Stone – Hampton University
Reginald Truxon - Hampton University
Competition Jury:
Mark McInturff, FAIA, Bethesda, Maryland, Jury Chair
Gregg Bleam, ASLA, Charlottesville, Virginia
Carol Rogers, AIA, Raleigh, North Carolina
Competition Advisor
Kenneth Schwartz, FAIA
APELSCIDLA Board Member for Virginia
